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- 2 - Jebate over the fact or the sincerity of our basic premise that human rights conditions in Uyanda are a source of deep concern to the United States. U.S. relations with Uganda have been both limited and cool ever since 1973. In that year a number of problems led successively to the termination of our Peace Corps and A-ID programs and ultimately to the closing of the American Embassy in Kampala and the withdrawal of all U.S. personnel. Factors which prompted our official withdrawal included persistent internal security problems in the country, increas- ing operating difficulties for American programs and personnel, and repeated public throats against Embassy officials and other Americans .In the couni.xy by high Ugandan officials. The abrupt expulsion of the U.S. Marine Security Guard responsible for the protection of the Embassy led to the final decision to withdraw our remaining personnel ond close the Eirbassy in November of that year. Since that time, American interests in Uganda have been represented by the Federal ^e^ub.l.ic of Germany. Under present circuruGtr-jeos, we have no reason to consider the recstablisement of a U.S. presence in Kampala, nor v/nuld we do so unless our ovorntl relationship with Uganda were to improve considerably. A pre>. eqni.'jile for this would be a Jliiiid-iruortnl .7.jip? i.;'/<>.iii<>nt in human rights conditions in Uganda.